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Webster 1913 Edition

Actinia

‖

Ac-tin′i-a

,

Noun.

;

pl. L.

Actiniæ

, E.

Actinias

.

[Latinized fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], ray.]

(Zool.)

(a)

An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family

Actinidæ

. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called

animal flowers

and

sea anemones

. [See

.].

(b)

A genus in the family

Actinidæ

.